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Google Earlier this year, Google announced a new “Immersive View” feature for Google Maps. Using the power of AI, the tool takes flat pictures and constructs 3D images of landmarks, restaurants, and certain buildings. This gives users a better idea of what to expect at that location. And now that view is rolling out to … Read more
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Jason Hiner/ZDNET There are numerous causes to be skeptical about Apple launching its personal digital actuality headset. However, there’s one motive to imagine Apple thinks it has cracked the code: the truth that it is really going to unveil a product at WWDC 2023. Apple solely launches into a brand new class if the world’s … Read more